civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
power balance; balance of power
very great; enormous; serious
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
packhorse; workhorse; hack
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to live through; to survive
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to be damaged; to receive damage
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to solicit; to demand; to extort
advance payment; money paid in advance
you; (arch.) your residence
to die (in action, in one's youth)
resentment; indignation; anger
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
flawless; absolute perfection
jet aeroplane; jet airplane